J. Cole learned to appreciate SoundCloud rappers

But he still cautions, “the most popping rappers all are exaggerated versions of black stereotypes.”

J. Cole spoke to Vulture about the release of his latest album, KOD. In the lengthy interview, the rapper, who set new streaming records on with KOD's release on both Apple and Spotify, discussed his evolving opinion of so-called Soundcloud rappers, with whom he has an acknowledged rocky relationship with.

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“If you exclude the top three rappers in the game, the most popping rappers all are exaggerated versions of black stereotypes,” J. Cole told Vulture. “Extremely tatted up. Colorful hair. Flamboyant. Brand names. It’s caricatures, and still the dominant representation of black people, on the most popular entertainment format for black people, period.”